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Skyscrapers Plan Unites Lower East Side Tenants In Opposition
A local advisory board will join with tenants group to try and block incoming skyscrapers from the Two Bridges area.

Ciara McCarthy is a reporter for Patch in New York City, covering lower Manhattan. You can reach her at ciara.m@patch.com.
A local advisory board will join with tenants group to try and block incoming skyscrapers from the Two Bridges area.

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